quote Originally posted by Marvin McInnis:

I didn't say "passing through"... I said it didn't absorb (into the cells) You get my drift, though... many times, you pop a pill, and .00001% ends up in yer bloodstream, and .00001% of THAT reaches that one little clump of cells that pill was supposedly targetting for...
And your body doesn't WANT to keep so much of certain things in your body (OMG, TOO MUCH,TOO MUCH! GET OUTTA HERE!!!!)


That's why I directly inject all my augmentizing goop into my brain... *SPLORKKK!*


I LAugh at you, Blood/Brain Barrier - Ha-HAA!
*places hands on his hips*

Like when the bottle says one vitamin pill has 1000 times the daily requirement.

The problem with a lot of that, or so I've heard, is that the body only absorbs vitamins and minerals in the presence of certain other vitamins and minerals. And their interactions are so complex, and haven't been studied enough, that we don't really know how to best absorb them. So, consequently, a lot of the supplements you take pass through the body without being properly absorbed.

quote Originally posted by 86fierofun: The problem with a lot of that, or so I've heard, is that the body only absorbs vitamins and minerals in the presence of certain other vitamins and minerals. And their interactions are so complex, and haven't been studied enough, that we don't really know how to best absorb them. So, consequently, a lot of the supplements you take pass through the body without being properly absorbed.

That is true with a number of vitamins. Most people don't know that calcium blocks the absorption of iron. Also, calcium phosphate (not sure about the other forms of calcium) found in milk block the absorption of fats in general, which is good to know if you are dieting. High salt, caffeine and/or alcohol can inhibit potassium absorption. A number of medications block vitamin D.

quote Originally posted by 86fierofun: The problem with a lot of that, or so I've heard, is that the body only absorbs vitamins and minerals in the presence of certain other vitamins and minerals. And their interactions are so complex, and haven't been studied enough, that we don't really know how to best absorb them. So, consequently, a lot of the supplements you take pass through the body without being properly absorbed.

Yes, like Green Tea benefits are only if you take it with Vutamin C, if I am not mistaken.

quote Originally posted by Doug85GT: ... calcium phosphate (not sure about the other forms of calcium) found in milk block the absorption of fats in general, which is good to know if you are dieting.

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